Dazscuba Posted 23 December , 2019 Share Posted 23 December , 2019 (edited) Anybody know the exact location of the pillbox in the image please. I am hoping to find the mine craters and pillboxes around Messines Ridge area for a visit next year. d Edited 23 December , 2019 by Dazscuba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 23 December , 2019 Share Posted 23 December , 2019 (edited) That's in the New Zealand Memorial Garden on Messines Ridge. There are 2 in the NZ Cemetery, but you can only see the roof of the other one. The one in your picture is a short walk , 50 yards or so, into the garden. The other is immediately as you enter from the car park. They both show up well on Google Streetview: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/8957+Mesen,+Belgium/@50.7603611,2.8911243,107m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x47dcd172d443df2d:0xbadcce07d885b102!8m2!3d50.7638555!4d2.8976699?hl=en Edited 23 December , 2019 by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonMc Posted 24 December , 2019 Share Posted 24 December , 2019 I've visited the Island of Ireland Park many time and I'd no idea that was only a few fields over! Definitely on my list for the next visit now, don't know how I missed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazscuba Posted 24 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 24 December , 2019 DByS thank you very much D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 24 December , 2019 Share Posted 24 December , 2019 This is one I took a few years back: And the inside: And the view: And the other box by the entrance from the car park: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mebu Posted 24 December , 2019 Share Posted 24 December , 2019 Dazscuba, if you get hold of a copy of Messines Ridge in the Battleground series, all the existing pill boxes and craters are marked with locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazscuba Posted 24 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 24 December , 2019 Thanks for the above mebu I do have that somewhere so I will have a look thank you v much D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteStarLine Posted 24 December , 2019 Share Posted 24 December , 2019 Dazscuba, preview.tmapper.com has the Messines Mine craters overlayed on a zoomable map. The list (Wikipedia, Creative Commons) is: Hill 60 50.82389 2.928889 Caterpillar Crater (Hill 60 50.82222 2.928611 St Eloi 50.80889 2.891944 Hollandscheschur Farm 1 50.79722 2.869444 Hollandscheschur Farm 2 50.79694 2.867778 Hollandscheschur Farm 3 50.79806 2.868056 Petit Bois 1 50.78833 2.865556 Petit Bois 2 50.78944 2.865556 Maedelstede Farm 50.78306 2.865833 Peckham 1 50.77972 2.863889 Peckham 2 50.78111 2.865556 Spanbroekmolen (or Lone Tree Crater, Pool of Peace) 50.77583 2.861667 Kruisstraat 1 50.77111 2.865 Kruisstraat 2 50.77056 2.864444 Kruisstraat 3 50.7725 2.867222 Kruisstraat 4 50.77111 2.865 Ontario Farm 50.764 2.876917 La Petite Douve Farm 50.75572 2.893583 Trench 127 Left (or Trench 127 North) 50.74861 2.903889 Trench 127 Right (or Trench 127 South, Ash Crater) 50.7475 2.904722 Trench 122 Left (or Factory Farm 1, Ultimo Crater) 50.74333 2.9125 Trench 122 Right (or Factory Farm 2, Factory Farm Crater) 50.74167 2.913056 Birdcage 1 (or Trench 121) 50.73917 2.9075 Birdcage 2 (or Trench 121) 50.73889 2.907778 Birdcage 3 (or Trench 121) 50.73889 2.908611 Birdcage 4 (or Trench 121) 50.73889 2.908333 Some, like Spanbroek Crater, are easily seen from StreetView: Have a wonderful trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17107BM Posted 26 December , 2019 Share Posted 26 December , 2019 As you come out of the Newzealand Memorial Garden, this was the view I had a few years ago. In putting new water pipes in they uncovered part of the 'Bluaw Graben' Blue Trench, Doubt the spelling is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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17107BM Posted 26 December , 2019 Share Posted 26 December , 2019 Also for reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazscuba Posted 26 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 26 December , 2019 Wow I wish I could have seen that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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17107BM Posted 26 December , 2019 Share Posted 26 December , 2019 Just to show what is under your feet when Battlefield touring. The horizontal slit in the pic had eight German grenades in it. All other, removed before I arrived. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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